Vehicle-wheel.



No. 824,241. PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

' W. E. GRBER..

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLIOATION IILED'OOT. 6 1905.

' j v u wheel of the cl tachable, so as and for in V ehiclc-Wheels, of which the 'wise from its position on l ands or edges of the whether infl this specification, in which is shown the pre- 7 IITED STATE s r a'innr intros.

Ii. CONRAD, OF OVENTRY TOWNSHIP, SUMMIT VEHICLE-WHEEL.

COUNTY, OHIO.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 6, 1905. Serial No. 281,656.

modifications No. 824,241. Patented June 26, 1906.

To It whom it 711 661] (0111-(5772: can be resorted to which come Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. -GREER, a within the scope of the'claims hereunto apcitizen of thel nitedStates, residingatAkron, pended. in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, I In the drawings,in which similar referenceave invented newand useful Improvements numerals indicate like parts in the different following is a l gures, Figure 1 is a specification. his invention relates to vehicle-wheels ,I provided with pneumatic tires of elastic ma- I section the holdfast terial, and more particularly pneumatic tires tire, said holdfast means being arranged" in of the double-tube type having contractible,- operative relation with respect to that form inextensible, or semi-inextensible bands or I of tire known as the Dunlo type;and Fig. edges and the object thereof 'is to so con- 2 is a longitudinal section of a wheel-rim and struct the wheel as to enable the tire to be tire portion of a wheel at the line X of Fig 1 very quickly applied or removed when neces- Referrin to the drawin s the reference sarv.

i The invent on further anns to provide a l referred to with a new and l improved means for retaining the tire, hereinafter more specifically described, in position on the wheel-run, said means filvedly secured in the tire in position so that it will not be displaced in any manner, said means being dey to permit the ready removal of the tire from the rim of thewheel at any time any cause.

The invention-further aims to provide a wheel of the class referred to preferably hav- I r character 1 denotes a whee? provided witha flat rim on which the bands or edges of theouter tube 2 of the tire are seated. The

the tire is prevented from sidewisedisplacement on the rim 1 by means of are tightened by ordinary nuts 5/ The outer tube 2 of the tire incloses an inflatable inner a suitable valve stem which it is not deemed necessary to show, as it may be of any ordinary or preferred ty It will be seen that the holding of the bands or edges ofthe outer tube 2 ing a flat outer rirn or periphery on which the tire may be seated, sald wheel 'be1:.g further provided withannularly-formed side flanges side flanges being removably sition with respect to the run s seated thereon may he readi that a tire movement, and in order to ly drawn sideoutward displacement from their seat on the rim 1 I place between them a ring 7, having a cross-sectional conformation substantially in flanges 3 will secure them against lateral moval of one or both of the side flaiwes.

The invention further aims to mount on the the form of an inverted frustum of rimapeeliliarly-shapedringsecurelyanchored with the narrower flat face thereof bearing against circuinferential motion with respect I upon the rim 1 between the two bands or to the rim which will serve to retain the edges ofthe tube 2. The internal diameter tire in such engagement of this ring '7 will be such as to i he side flanges of the rim that the same J pass over the outer face of the rim ated ornot cannot he accidentally It will be seen that displaced from its seat on said wheel-rim.- )etween the bands JllSlJ nicely 1. the placing of this ring with t l l 7 l or edges of the tube 2 With the foregoing and other ob erts in l absolutely prevents the withdrawal of the view the invention consists of the novel eonsame from their seat on the rim 1 unless one struction, combination, and arrangement of of the flan es 3 is removed to permit sideparts constituting the inalter referred to coinpanylng d invention, tobe here- 5 and illustrated in the acrawingsv which form a part of, ment of the ring 7 on the rim 1, there is placed at se ertcd intervals in the outer p9 riphery thereof one or more lugs 8, and I ciit transversely in the inner face of the ring 7 ferred embodiment of the invention; but it is it) I )elnn'lei'stoml that changes, variations, and l WILLIAM E. GREEK, OF AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE lock them against corresponding grooves or notches, so that tion with said rim a channel, a detachable 7 is seated on the rim 1. the ring 7 will be in operative rewhen the ring grooves in the lation with the lugs 8 and absolutely lock the i ring 1 againstcircumferential motion.

In assembling a Wheel containing this in vention one ofthe side flanges 3 is removed, and one of the bands or edges of the outer tube 2 is pushed sidewise over the face of the rim 1. he inner tube 6 is then placedwithin the cavity of the tube 2 and the ring 7 sh ped sidewise onto the rim 1, care being ta en to so place the ring 7 that the grooves therein will be in operative relation with the lugs 8, and then the'outer edge or band of the outer tube 2 is placed in position, as shown in Fig. 1, and the flange 3, Which had pre 'viously been removed to permit the assembling, is placed in position and the nuts 5 tightened thereon.

It will be found preferable'to make/the bands or edges of the outer tube 2 of such thickness that when the flange 3 is forced inward by the influence of the nuts 5 it will compress them against the inclined faces of the ring-7, and thus secure the tire itself by reason of its frictional engagement with the ring 7 and. flanges 3 from circumferential motion on the rim.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A vehicle-Wheel comprising a rim form ing a seat for a tire, keys arranged at suitable intervals on the periphery of said rim, detachable side flanges constituting in connectire mounted on said rim and having side bands or edges, a ring having etit\\'ai.'(lly-iii clined side faces mounted on said rim be tween said side bands or edges, and further provided with notches extending transversel v throughout its inner face for engagement with the keys and when said riiiig is slid laterally onto said rim said keys will engage in the notches, thereby locking said ring against circumferential movement.

2. A vehicle-wheel comprising a rim forming a seat for a tire and having a recess, detachable side flanges constituting a channel in connection with said rim, a detachable tire mounted on said rim and having side bands or edges, a ring having inverted frusto-eonically-shaped cross-sectional configuration mounted on said rim between said side bands or edges, said ring having a groove extendinv transversely throughout the width thereof and at its inner face, and a hig mounted in the recess in the rim for engagement with the groove in the ring and when the latter is slid laterally onto said rim, said lug will engage in said groove and lock said ring against circumferential movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. I

WILLIAM E. GREEK.

Witnesses C. C. Fannnnrcx, C. E. HUMPHREY. 

